Semyon Timoshenko

"The Russians have learned much in this hard war in which the Finns fought with heroism."

"We intend to check up on the fitness of our small units...If each such particle attains real efficiency and brings genuine military skill to our large units, our troops, should they be called upon to …"

"The Red Army must keep its powder dry and be in constant mobilization and preparedness."

"It is necessary to keep in mind the possibility of simultaneously conducting two, if not three, offensive operations of various fronts on a theater of war with the intention of strategically shaking t…"

"No actions are to be taken against the Germans without our consent."

"It is possible that the Germans will attack, and it is necessary that the fleet be in readiness."

"We'll spin them out like a bobbin thread."

"We are harassing them and will go on harassing them until they are totally exhausted. This is not merely tactics of a definite kind—it is a strategy with a broad perspective, directed at definitive an…"